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USGS 01555000 Penns Creek at Penns Creek, PA

 

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STATION.--01555000 PENNS CREEK AT PENNS CREEK, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`52'00", long 77`02'55", Union County, Hydrologic Unit 02050301, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 104, 0.8 mi northeast of Penns Creek, and 2.9 mi upstream from Sweitzers Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--301 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1929 to current year. Prior to October 1965, published as Penn Creek at Penns Creek.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.72 ft above sea level. Prior to Feb. 1, 1930, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 8 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.26   11-19-2004  08:15
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 07

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 338   11-19-2004  08:15
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 08
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 74 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
338  39 336 1,690 75.0 208 575

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.
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